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{{Short description|District in New Territories, Hong Kong}}
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'''Sha Tin District''' is one of the ] of the ] of the ]. One of the 9 districts located in the ], it covers the ]s of ], ], ], ], ] and ] (Ma Liu Shui is where ] is located). According to the 2001 census, it has a population of over 600,000, including about 27,000 people living in 48 ]s.
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==Overview==
| leader_title2 = ] Vice-Chairman
The Sha Tin District covers approximately 60 km² (37.28 mi²), including the Sha Tin New Town and several country parks. Built mostly on reclaimed land in ], the well-developed Sha Tin New Town comprises mainly residential areas along the banks of the ]. In the early ] it was a rural township of about 30,000 people. After Sha Tin's first public housing estate, ], was completed in ], the settlement began to expand. Today, about 65% of the district's population live in public rental housing, housing under Hong Kong's ], or ] (HOS). Sha Tin has now become a major new community, including an extension at ], of about 640,000 people today. The total development area of the new town in Sha Tin and Ma On Shan is about 20 km².
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| population_total = 692,806<ref name="2021census">{{cite report|url=https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1120106/att/B11201062021XXXXB01.pdf|title=2021 Population Census: Summary Results|work=], ]|date=February 2022}}</ref>
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'''Sha Tin District''' is one of the ] of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the ], it covers the ] of ], ], ], ], ], {{Ill|Kwun Yam Shan (Sha Tin District)|%E8%A7%80%E9%9F%B3%E5%B1%B1_(%E6%B2%99%E7%94%B0)|lt=Kwun Yam Shan}} and ]. The district is the most populous district in Hong Kong, with a population of 659,794 as per 2016 by-census, having ] many states or dependencies including ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{Citation|year=2017|title=2016 Population By-census Summary Results|publisher=Census and Statistics Department|publication-place =Hong Kong|page =19|url=http://www.bycensus2016.gov.hk/data/16bc-summary-results.pdf|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
The Hong Kong Government used to showcase Sha Tin as an achievement in building a modern new town. Visiting foreign dignitaries were often invited to tour Sha Tin and its housing estates.


The Sha Tin District covers approximately 69.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (26.8 sq. mi),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/st/en/dchighlights.html|title=District Highlights|date=April 2012|publisher=Sha Tin District Council|access-date=11 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310122301/http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/st/en/dchighlights.html|archive-date=10 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> including ] and several country parks. Built mostly on reclaimed land in ], the well-developed Sha Tin New Town comprises mainly residential areas along the banks of the ]. In the early 1970s it was a rural township of about 30,000 people. After Sha Tin's first public housing estate, ], was completed in 1976, the settlement began to expand. Today, about 65% of the district's population live in public rental housing, housing under Hong Kong's ], or ].<ref>{{cite news |title=TTP to build Asian towers|first=Coran|last=Lill|url=http://www.sharechat.co.nz/article/d75865f4/ttp-to-build-asian-towers.html|newspaper=ShareChat.co.nz|date=2 July 2004|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref>
==History==
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], the oldest and largest ] in the town, was built in ]. Sha Tin was a former market town at the present location of ] and ] shopping centre.


== History ==
Sha Tin was the second batch of satellite towns, or ], to be built in the New Territories, on ].
=== Pre-colonial Era ===
According to archeological discoveries, there were inhabitants settled in the region around four thousand years ago.
Sha Tin was formerly named '''Lek Yuen''', literally meaning the "source of trickling" or "source of clear water". The area of the present day Sha Tin was populated before the ]. As the Shing Mun River runs across the district, most local residents were farmers and relied on agriculture for living. In 1579, ], the oldest and largest ] in the district was built. Several other villages were built along the river after Tai Wai Village.


=== Colonial Era ===
Sha Tin was formerly named ''']''' (literally "Source of Trickling" or "Source of Clear Water").
Sha Tin started to be administered by the ] after the ] was signed. The establishment of the ] of the ] in 1910 caused Sha Tin to be the more common name for the area, replacing Lek Yuen ever since.


Sha Tin was a former market town at the present location of Sha Tin Centre Street and ] shopping centre.
==Land use==
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Sha Tin Town was the second batch of satellite towns, or ], to be built in the New Territories, on ].

==Land use==
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In addition to the residential areas, there are four industrial areas for light industries: ], ], ] and ]. In addition to the residential areas, there are four industrial areas for light industries: ], ], ] and ].


The ] is also located in Sha Tin. People typically travel there via the ] East Rail and get off at the ]. A minibus service operates on campus. The ] is also located in Sha Tin. People typically travel there via the ] ] and get off at ]. A minibus service operates on campus.


Sha Tin is the location for Hong Kong's second equestrian racecourse (the first and most famous being in ]'s ] - see ]), which has a capacity of up to 85,000. This course is to host the equestrian events during the ]. The Olympics are to be hosted by ]; there is concern over proper quarantine and disease monitoring in the Chinese capital. Sha Tin is the location for Hong Kong's second equestrian racecourse (the first and most famous being ]) which has a capacity of 85,000. This course hosted the equestrian events during the ]. The Olympics were hosted by Beijing, but there was concern over proper quarantine and disease monitoring in the Chinese capital.


] is located inside the racecourse and closed on race days. Penfold Park is best accessed via the Fo Tan KCR Station. ] is another major park located in Shatin. ] is located inside the racecourse and closed on race days. It is best accessed via the ]. ] is another major park located in Sha Tin.


==Shing Mun River== ==Shing Mun River==
] since the early stage of development of Shatin.]] ] since the early stage of development of Shatin.]]
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''Main article: ]'' {{main|Shing Mun River}}


The Shing Mun River is a 7 km long, 200m wide channel originating at the Shing Mun Reservoir (] catchment) that runs as a river from the Tai Wai area, through the Sha Tin town centre to the ]. It has three main tributaries, namely ], ] and ]. Along the Shing Mun River are high-rise residential, commercial and industrial buildings with numerous village type developments scattered around. The Shing Mun River is a 7&nbsp;km long, 200m wide channel originating at the Shing Mun Reservoir (] catchment) that runs as a river from the Tai Wai area, through the Sha Tin town centre to ]. It has three main tributaries, namely ], ] and ]. Along the Shing Mun River are high-rise residential, commercial and industrial buildings with numerous village type developments scattered around.


==Transport== ==Transportation==
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===Railways===
Sha Tin District has the largest number of ] stations of any district in Hong Kong. It has five stations, namely ], ], ], ] and ]. And ] running along between ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] stations. Ma On Shan Rail is a very efficient public transportation.
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Sha Tin District is served by a total of fourteen ] stations on two lines of the ] railway network, the most of any district in Hong Kong. Five of these stations lie on the ], namely ], ], ], ] and ]. Although all except Racecourse station (which only has service on race days) lie on the original ], the oldest in the territory, only Sha Tin station existed at the time the line was inaugurated in 1910, providing direct service to ] in Kowloon in the south and the mainland border crossings at ] and ] in the north. The other four stations were added later, mostly during the electrification of the line in the 1980s, as a result of the development of the Chinese University, Sha Tin Racecourse, and Sha Tin New Town.


The ], a branch of the East Rail line, began service in December 2004, serving the eastern parts of Sha Tin and the Ma On Shan area. Its nine stations, running between Tai Wai and Wu Kai Sha, were all located within Sha Tin District, and served newly built housing estates along the route. The only interchange between this line and the rest of the network was at Tai Wai, leading to extreme congestion on the East Rail line between this station and ], which has a connection to the ]. Both this line and the East Rail line were operated by the ] until they were absorbed by the ] in 2007.
A network of cycle tracks throughout Sha Tin measures about 50 kilometers long and is the longest cycle track network in Hong Kong.


Railway connectivity to and from Sha Tin District is expected to be significantly improved following the completion of the ], which will see extensions to both the East Rail and Ma On Shan lines. The first section, known as ] Phase 1, opened in January 2020, extending the Ma On Shan line to ] via ], and includes a further station serving ] at the southern end of Sha Tin District. This is expected to relieve congestion on the East Rail line between Tai Wai and Kowloon Tong. By the end of 2021, the full Tuen Ma line would open with a new route through ], merging with the ] at ] and continuing to the northwestern New Territories via western Kowloon. Finally, in 2022, the East Rail line would be extended across ] and terminate at ], providing a direct service to ] for the first time.
Increasing population in the town has exerted pressure on the transportation. Several construction plans have been launched to cope with the demand. The construction of Route T7 linking Ma On Shan Road to Sai Sha Road has been started on January 2001 and is scheduled for completion in 2005. The ] connecting ], ] and Sha Tin is scheduled for construction at the end of 2003 and completion at the end of 2007. The construction of the ] (11.4 km long) began in December 2000 and was completed at the end of 2004.


===Buses===
], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] already serve the Sha Tin District.
{{main|Bus transport in Hong Kong}}
A total of ] serve various points in Sha Tin District. These are predominantly operated by ], which has a depot in Siu Lek Yuen. They include a combination of routes entirely within the district, routes connecting the district to other parts of the New Territories and Kowloon, and several cross-harbour routes to Hong Kong Island, including one as far as Aberdeen. Furthermore, ] operates several routes to Lantau Island, the airport, and the ], while ] has express bus service to eastern Hong Kong Island and ].


The district is also served by various ] routes.
==Schools==

===Roads===
Sha Tin District is served by an extensive road network. Four trunk routes on ] pass through the district:
*] between ] and ] via ], ], and ].
*] between ] and ] via ] and ].
*] between ] and ] via ], ], and ].
*] to ], ], ], ], and ].

These trunk roads make use of several road tunnels leading to the district. Of these, the ] used by Route 1, is the oldest, having opened in 1967 to replace the overcrowded ] to ]. Despite the opening of further tunnels over the years, it remains the most direct route to central Kowloon, and thus the most heavily travelled. The Lion Rock Tunnel was followed by the ] on Route 9 in 1990, the ] on Route 2 in 1991, and most recently the ] on Route 8 (consisting of the ]) in 2008.

Other major roads in the area include ] linking central Sha Tin to Ma On Shan, ] linking eastern Sha Tin to Fo Tan, ] linking eastern Sha Tin to Ma Liu Shui, ] linking Sha Tin to the northern districts, and ] linking Ma On Shan to ].

A network of cycle tracks throughout Sha Tin measures about 50&nbsp;km long and is the longest cycle track network in Hong Kong.

==Education==
{{seealso|List of schools in Sha Tin District}}

===Secondary schools===
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==Hospitals== ==Hospitals==
There are four ]s in Sha Tin District:
* ], one of the centres of the 2003 ] outbreak among health care workers (Ward 8A);
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* ], a private hospital


==Cityscape==
There are four ]s in Sha Tin.
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* The ], one of the centers of the 2003 ] outbreak among health care workers; (Ward 8A)
* The Sha Tin Hospital;
* The ] Home; and
* The Union Hospital, a private hospital, where ] died.


==Tourist attractions== ==Tourist attractions==
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Local and tourist attractions in the Sha Tin area include, most famously, the ], which is Hong Kong's largest museum. The Museum was opened on 16 December 2000 and includes 12 galleries, a café and museum shop. Other attractions include:


* ] – located in Shatin Town, it is one of the two racecourses in Hong Kong.
Local and tourist attractions in Sha Tin include, most famously, the ], which is Hong Kong's newest and arguably best museum. The Museum was opened on ] ] and includes 12 galleries, a cafe and museum shop. Other attractions include:
* ] ({{lang|zh-Hant-HK|車公廟}}) – thousands of worshippers go to worship during ], including many local government officials.

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* ]. This expansion of the temple was built in Japanese style and has its own Wheel of Fortune.
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* ] (曾大屋). An 1848 dwelling of granite, timber and green brick, with defence towers and a still-used ancestral hall. * ] – an 1848 dwelling of granite, timber and green brick, with defence towers and a still-used ].
* ] (獅子亭) * {{ill|Lion Pavilion|yue|%E7%8D%85%E5%AD%90%E4%BA%AD}} ({{lang|zh-Hant-HK|獅子亭}})
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* ] – a large shopping mall in Sha Tin Town.
* ] (萬佛寺)
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* ] (沙田公園). This popular park runs alongside the Shing Mun river channel (open daily 0700 - 2245). * ] – a popular park running alongside the Shing Mun river channel (open daily 0700 – 2245) in Sha Tin Town.
* ] * ] ({{lang|zh-Hant-HK|彭福公園}})
* ]. The number one cultural venue in the eastern New Territories, hosting cultural events and exhibitions. * ] – the premier cultural venue in the eastern New Territories, hosting cultural events and exhibitions.
* ]. Six zones of amusements on the third floor of the New Town Plaza, including Snoopy's House, a canoe ride and a museum of Peanuts characters (open daily, 1000-2200). * ]. Six zones of amusements on the third floor of the New Town Plaza, including Snoopy's House, a canoe ride and a museum of Peanuts characters (open daily, 1000–2200).


==See also== ==See also==
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District in New Territories, Hong Kong

District in China
Sha Tin 沙田區Shatin
District
Sha Tin District
Day view of the Sha Tin District skylineDay view of the Sha Tin District skyline
Location of Sha Tin District within Hong KongLocation of Sha Tin District within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°23′14″N 114°11′43″E / 22.38715°N 114.19534°E / 22.38715; 114.19534
CountryChina
RegionHong Kong
District Council Constituencies41
Government
 • District Council ChairmanChris Mak
 • District Council Vice-ChairmanSin Cheuk-Nam
Area
 • Total69.27 km (26.75 sq mi)
 • Land69.27 km (26.75 sq mi)
 Lands Department
Population
 • Total692,806
 • Density10,082/km (26,110/sq mi)
 Census and Statistics Department
Time zoneUTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Websitedistrictcouncils.gov.hk
Sha Tin District
Traditional Chinese沙田區
Simplified Chinese沙田区
JyutpingSaa1 tin4 keoi1
Literal meaning"sand field district"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShātián Qū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSātìhn kēui
JyutpingSaa1 tin4 keoi1
IPA

Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, Kwun Yam Shan and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most populous district in Hong Kong, with a population of 659,794 as per 2016 by-census, having a larger population than many states or dependencies including Iceland, Malta, Montenegro and Brunei.

The Sha Tin District covers approximately 69.4 km (26.8 sq. mi), including Sha Tin New Town and several country parks. Built mostly on reclaimed land in Sha Tin Hoi, the well-developed Sha Tin New Town comprises mainly residential areas along the banks of the Shing Mun River Channel. In the early 1970s it was a rural township of about 30,000 people. After Sha Tin's first public housing estate, Lek Yuen Estate, was completed in 1976, the settlement began to expand. Today, about 65% of the district's population live in public rental housing, housing under Hong Kong's Tenants Purchase Scheme, or Home Ownership Scheme.

History

Pre-colonial Era

According to archeological discoveries, there were inhabitants settled in the region around four thousand years ago. Sha Tin was formerly named Lek Yuen, literally meaning the "source of trickling" or "source of clear water". The area of the present day Sha Tin was populated before the Ming Dynasty. As the Shing Mun River runs across the district, most local residents were farmers and relied on agriculture for living. In 1579, Tai Wai Village, the oldest and largest walled village in the district was built. Several other villages were built along the river after Tai Wai Village.

Colonial Era

Sha Tin started to be administered by the British Hong Kong government after the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory was signed. The establishment of the Sha Tin station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) in 1910 caused Sha Tin to be the more common name for the area, replacing Lek Yuen ever since.

Sha Tin was a former market town at the present location of Sha Tin Centre Street and New Town Plaza shopping centre.

Sha Tin Town was the second batch of satellite towns, or new towns, to be built in the New Territories, on land reclaimed from the sea.

Land use

Sha Tin and Shing Mun River
Wu Kai Sha

In addition to the residential areas, there are four industrial areas for light industries: Tai Wai, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen and Shek Mun.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong is also located in Sha Tin. People typically travel there via the MTR East Rail line and get off at University station. A minibus service operates on campus.

Sha Tin is the location for Hong Kong's second equestrian racecourse (the first and most famous being Happy Valley Racecourse) which has a capacity of 85,000. This course hosted the equestrian events during the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Olympics were hosted by Beijing, but there was concern over proper quarantine and disease monitoring in the Chinese capital.

Penfold Park is located inside the racecourse and closed on race days. It is best accessed via the Fo Tan station. Sha Tin Park is another major park located in Sha Tin.

Shing Mun River

Residential, commercial and industrial buildings with numerous village type developments has been built along the two sides of the Shing Mun River since the early stage of development of Shatin.
Tim Sam Street in Tai Wai
Main article: Shing Mun River

The Shing Mun River is a 7 km long, 200m wide channel originating at the Shing Mun Reservoir (Tai Mo Shan catchment) that runs as a river from the Tai Wai area, through the Sha Tin town centre to Tide Cove. It has three main tributaries, namely Tai Wai Nullah, Fo Tan Nullah and Siu Lek Yuen Nullah. Along the Shing Mun River are high-rise residential, commercial and industrial buildings with numerous village type developments scattered around.

Transportation

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Railways

Main article: MTR

Sha Tin District is served by a total of fourteen rapid transit stations on two lines of the MTR railway network, the most of any district in Hong Kong. Five of these stations lie on the East Rail line, namely Tai Wai, Sha Tin, Fo Tan, Racecourse and University. Although all except Racecourse station (which only has service on race days) lie on the original Kowloon–Canton Railway, the oldest in the territory, only Sha Tin station existed at the time the line was inaugurated in 1910, providing direct service to Hung Hom station in Kowloon in the south and the mainland border crossings at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau in the north. The other four stations were added later, mostly during the electrification of the line in the 1980s, as a result of the development of the Chinese University, Sha Tin Racecourse, and Sha Tin New Town.

The Ma On Shan line, a branch of the East Rail line, began service in December 2004, serving the eastern parts of Sha Tin and the Ma On Shan area. Its nine stations, running between Tai Wai and Wu Kai Sha, were all located within Sha Tin District, and served newly built housing estates along the route. The only interchange between this line and the rest of the network was at Tai Wai, leading to extreme congestion on the East Rail line between this station and Kowloon Tong, which has a connection to the Kwun Tong line. Both this line and the East Rail line were operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation until they were absorbed by the MTR Corporation in 2007.

Railway connectivity to and from Sha Tin District is expected to be significantly improved following the completion of the Sha Tin to Central Link, which will see extensions to both the East Rail and Ma On Shan lines. The first section, known as Tuen Ma line Phase 1, opened in January 2020, extending the Ma On Shan line to Kai Tak via Diamond Hill, and includes a further station serving Hin Keng at the southern end of Sha Tin District. This is expected to relieve congestion on the East Rail line between Tai Wai and Kowloon Tong. By the end of 2021, the full Tuen Ma line would open with a new route through Kowloon City, merging with the West Rail line at Hung Hom and continuing to the northwestern New Territories via western Kowloon. Finally, in 2022, the East Rail line would be extended across Victoria Harbour and terminate at Admiralty station, providing a direct service to Hong Kong Island for the first time.

Buses

Main article: Bus transport in Hong Kong

A total of 110 franchised bus routes serve various points in Sha Tin District. These are predominantly operated by Kowloon Motor Bus, which has a depot in Siu Lek Yuen. They include a combination of routes entirely within the district, routes connecting the district to other parts of the New Territories and Kowloon, and several cross-harbour routes to Hong Kong Island, including one as far as Aberdeen. Furthermore, Long Win Bus operates several routes to Lantau Island, the airport, and the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge, while New World First Bus has express bus service to eastern Hong Kong Island and Tseung Kwan O.

The district is also served by various public light bus routes.

Roads

Sha Tin District is served by an extensive road network. Four trunk routes on Hong Kong's strategic route network pass through the district:

These trunk roads make use of several road tunnels leading to the district. Of these, the Lion Rock Tunnel used by Route 1, is the oldest, having opened in 1967 to replace the overcrowded Tai Po Road to Sham Shui Po. Despite the opening of further tunnels over the years, it remains the most direct route to central Kowloon, and thus the most heavily travelled. The Lion Rock Tunnel was followed by the Shing Mun Tunnels on Route 9 in 1990, the Tate's Cairn Tunnel on Route 2 in 1991, and most recently the Tsing Sha Highway on Route 8 (consisting of the Eagle's Nest Tunnel and Sha Tin Heights Tunnel) in 2008.

Other major roads in the area include Sha Lek Highway linking central Sha Tin to Ma On Shan, Sha Tin Road linking eastern Sha Tin to Fo Tan, Tate's Cairn Highway linking eastern Sha Tin to Ma Liu Shui, Tolo Highway linking Sha Tin to the northern districts, and Sai Sha Road linking Ma On Shan to Sai Kung.

A network of cycle tracks throughout Sha Tin measures about 50 km long and is the longest cycle track network in Hong Kong.

Education

See also: List of schools in Sha Tin District

Secondary schools

Schools with Misplaced Pages articles:

Higher education

Hospitals

There are four hospitals in Sha Tin District:

Cityscape

The view looking south from Shatin Lion Pavilion

Tourist attractions

Tsang Tai Uk: external view
Sha Tin Racecourse
Tao Fong Shan

Local and tourist attractions in the Sha Tin area include, most famously, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, which is Hong Kong's largest museum. The Museum was opened on 16 December 2000 and includes 12 galleries, a café and museum shop. Other attractions include:

See also

References

  1. ^ 2021 Population Census: Summary Results (PDF). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR (Report). February 2022.
  2. "Hong Kong Geographic Data (As at October 2021)". Lands Department, Hong Kong SAR. January 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. 2016 Population By-census Summary Results (PDF), Hong Kong: Census and Statistics Department, 2017, p. 19, retrieved 9 February 2020
  4. "District Highlights". Sha Tin District Council. April 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  5. Lill, Coran (2 July 2004). "TTP to build Asian towers". ShareChat.co.nz. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

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